The Yampolsky International Competition is a Russian violin competition held in Moscow, Russia in honor of Abram Yampolsky.
The first round of the competition generally includes movements from Bach's Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin and caprices from Paganini's 24 Caprices for Solo Violin.
[2] The third and final round requires the participant to perform a full concerto with piano and two of the Four Seasons with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra.
[2] The finals are held in the Great Hall at the Moscow Conservatory.
[3] Former winners include Nadezda Tokareva,[4] Julia Ingonina,[2] Emily Sun,[5] Vladimir Dyo,[6] Hyuk-Joo Kwon,[4] Evgenia Gelen[2] and Anna Koryatskaya.